I Was Scammed By A Snow Leopard cub - Chapter 10

Chapter 10 – “Admiral Bourne…?”

Thanks to Xie Yingcheng, Luo Yu only ate until he was 60% full at noon.

However, considering that he agreed to continue giving Xie Anxing special treatment, the admiral took the initiative to increase his salary, Luo Yu had no complaints regarding it.

He was planning to use this unexpected money to buy some toys for the cub. The reason why he had this idea was that when Bao Tuantuan went back to his room to sleep in the morning, Luo Yu noticed that the cub’s room was large but empty. On the carpet covering the entire room, there were only a few scattered building blocks and starship models.

There were no stuffed dolls that the cubs usually liked, nor were there any small balls that the cub could push around.

Thinking of this, Luo Yu couldn’t help but complain: They already live in a castle, why wasn’t that admiral willing to buy a few more toys for the cub?!

Of course, such words could not be said to his face, so Luo Yu could only save the situation in a roundabout way and buy it for the cub himself.

During the break after lunch, after obtaining the consent of Xie Yingcheng, the parent, Luo Yu took Tuantuan to the small terrace on the second floor.

He noticed this terrace when he was outside the door in the morning. A broad-leaved tree planted next to the castle just blocked the sunlight. As long as two chairs and a table were put there, it would be a great place to spend time.

It’s just that the owner of the castle has no taste, and there is nothing on the spacious terrace. Luo Yu can only temporarily move a chair in the room and hold the baby in the shade of the tree to bask in the sun.

The black and white glutinous rice ball lay obediently on his knees. After a full sleep in the morning, it was not sleepy at all. Its blue eyes were bright and it kept staring at Luo Yu.

In the past, Luo Yu would always take out some small toys to play with the cub at this time, but this time he had nothing at hand. Luo Yu thought that Tuan Tuan liked to listen to his stories very much, so he took a book from the shelf and picked up a page to read to him.

The boring history was made vivid and interesting by Luo Yu. For some reason, the little cub was particularly happy listening to it this time, and his eyes and nose were narrowed together.

He blinked when Luo Yu paused, and shook his head from left to right when Luo Yu turned the page. When it came to the key part, Luo Yu deliberately slowed down the pace, and the little guy actually made a sound to urge him:

“Meow€€€€”

It seems to be saying: Tell me quickly! The cub is waiting so hard!

Luo Yu had a smile on his face the whole time. As he stroked the soft fur, he thought that taking care of the cubs was a good decision.

It took just over ten minutes to finish a section, and when he was about to talk about the founding of the empire, there was a knock on the door to the terrace.

Xie Yingcheng stood at the door and ruthlessly announced the end of the lunch break: “Xie Anxing, the teacher is here.”

Luo Yu listened and pursed his lips.

He noticed that Xie Yingcheng had always called the cub by his name, with a clear and round voice. With his rather cold voice, it sounded emotionless. Would it be inappropriate for him to continue calling the cub “Tuantuan”?

The cub, who was originally lying in his arms, straightened up after hearing the word “teacher”, rubbed against him reluctantly, and then walked out with his short legs.

Very well behaved.

Luo Yu followed him downstairs. The teacher was probably already waiting in the room, and there was no one else in the living room. Seeing the little guy go into the room on the other side of the living room without looking back, Luo Yu felt a little distressed.

It’s a bit too rushed to go to class the next day after returning home.

I don’t know if the little guy got enough rest in the morning.

He looked up and saw Xie Yingcheng taking out a book and sitting on the sofa reading.

He was still wearing a soft black home suit, with his silver-gray hair hanging down his shoulders, adding a touch of coolness to the home that should have been warm.

Watching him turn the pages so quickly, Luo Yu was thinking of another question.

Today is a working day.

Doesn’t he need a job?

The castle was clearly spacious, but as soon as Xie Yingcheng sat down, it immediately became cramped.

It seemed that his presence was too oppressive, so that Luo Yu felt very uncomfortable being in the same room with him. If he didn’t need to go out to work, wouldn’t the time he spent with him increase greatly?

Luo Yu hesitated for a while, but decided to ask.

He poured himself a glass of water and sat down on the sofa, farthest from Xie Yingcheng. While turning the pages, he asked casually, “Is the admiral on vacation today?”

Xie Yingcheng paused in turning the pages, his eyes darkened slightly, and he snorted.

“Um.”

She continued to turn the pages without even glancing at him.

Luo Yu: …

His question seemed to have touched a minefield. Luo Yu always felt that after he asked the question, the air around Xie Yingcheng became cold.

He touched his nose awkwardly and was about to leave quietly when Xie Yingcheng suddenly raised his head from the pages of the book.

“I’m going out this afternoon and will be back very late. Please take care of him.”

Luo Yu was stunned, and quickly agreed, feeling relieved at the same time.

He just didn’t know how to get along with him.

After Xie Yingcheng finished speaking, he closed the book and placed it on the table without putting it back on the bookshelf. He stood up and left the living room. When he reappeared, he had changed out of his comfortable home clothes.

The uniform was neatly cut, the black shirt collar was close to his neck, and the cuffs were buttoned meticulously. On his waist hung the saber that we first met. The sense of sharpness that could not be ignored returned to him again, and his eyes were so oppressive that no one could get close to him.

Didn’t you say you were on vacation? Why are you wearing a military uniform?

Luo Yu was curious but didn’t dare to ask. He pretended to look at his personal terminal. From the corner of his eye, he watched Xie Yingcheng walk to the entrance, put on black gloves slowly, and walked out of the door with steady steps.

The only source of pressure disappeared. Luo Yu took a deep breath and felt like he was alive again.

He really didn’t know how to get along with this admiral. Now thinking back, he didn’t know where he got the courage to speak to Xie Yingcheng like that in the morning.

Perhaps it was the fatigue that emanated from him at the time that weakened his aura. When he put on the military uniform, he became that big shot who was full of indifference and distance again.

Luo Yu drank the remaining water in the cup and secretly made up his mind to stay away from the admiral.

Anyway, his job is to take care of the cubs, and he should avoid other things if possible.

Thinking of this, he felt much more relaxed. Luo Yu remembered that he had arrived at the main star but had not called Pei Kong yet, so he might as well take this opportunity to tell him.

This time the call was connected very quickly. Pei Kong, who was staying at home scratching his head and writing a song, sounded a little depressed: “Hello, Ah Shu. What’s the matter?”

Luo Yu teased him: “Why do you sound listless? Did you stay up late playing games again last night?”

Pei Kong sighed deeply: “How can that be possible… We are preparing for a new album, and the main song hasn’t come out yet.”

“Then I am disturbing your inspiration, right?”

Pei Kong threw the music sheet to the ground and said, “I don’t have any inspiration… I’m just worried about it. It’s just a good opportunity to chat with you, maybe I’ll get some inspiration.”

Luo Yu suggested: “Why not go out for a walk? Maybe it will help.”

Pei Kong: “Forget about going out. What’s the point of going out? Those annoying paparazzi just love to hound me…”

There was a lot of disdain in his words. Luo Yu smiled and said, “That’s a pity. It’s a rare opportunity for me to come to the main planet.”

Pei Kong, who was originally lying on the bed, immediately stood up upon hearing this and said in disbelief: “Main Star?! You really came to the Main Star?! When did you arrive? Why didn’t you ask me to pick you up!”

Luo Yu joked with him: “You are a very busy man, how can I let you pick me up?”

Pei Kong yelled, “This is boring! What’s the relationship between us? I will come to pick you up even if there are a hundred paparazzi! When are you free? I will take you around the main star!”

Luo Yu: “Wait a few days. I have some things to deal with this time. We can talk in person later.”

Luo Yu hadn’t figured out how to explain the matter of the cub, so he made an appointment with Pei Kong to meet in a few days. After hanging up the phone, Luo Yu contacted the landlord who wrote the letter. The landlord happened to be free tomorrow, so he decided to go and see the house tomorrow.

After finishing his own business, Luo Yu ordered a large amount of food from the nearby StarNet Supermarket, and started to sort it out after it was delivered. He planned to make some snacks for the cub as afternoon tea, and if there was a break between classes later, he would bring it to the little guy.

He had just put the biscuits into the oven and was pouring fruit tea when he heard a slight sound.

The door of the room where the cubs were taking classes suddenly opened, and a figure walked out slowly, holding the little ball.

He was wearing a brown tweed suit jacket, had pale hair and a long hanging beard. Only then did Luo Yu realize that the little guy’s teacher was actually an old man in his seventies or eighties.

He quickly greeted politely: “Hello.”

Wen Qiu was a little surprised when he saw Luo Yu. He didn’t expect that the “childcare teacher” that Xie Yingcheng mentioned casually when he entered the door was actually a young human.

“Hello, nice to meet you. I’m Xie Anxing’s teacher, Wen Qiu.” His voice was as gentle and kind as his name. Luo Yu quickly gave his own name, and seeing Tuantuan sleeping soundly in his arms, he lowered his voice and said, “I’ll carry him back to the room.”

Wen Qiu nodded and watched the young man in front of him carefully pick up the cub, making almost no sound when walking. After he placed the cub in place, he gently closed the door.

After making sure the door was closed, Luo Yu subconsciously wanted to go back to the kitchen to continue his original action. Halfway through, he remembered that Wen Qiu was still there, and stopped.

“Would you like to sit down for a while? I just made some fruit tea.”

Wen Qiu readily agreed.

The tea soup has a light astringency, with a hint of citrus sweetness and sourness. It is steaming but not too hot, and tastes refreshing and soothing.

It is a flavor that is very suitable for the elderly and children.

Stroking the wall of the glass, Wen Qiu joked humorously: “Not bad. Before, every time after class, Ying Cheng would only treat an old man like me with plain water.”

Luo Yu was stunned: “Ying Cheng…? Are you talking about Admiral Bourne?”

Wen Qiu said: “Yes, Xie Yingcheng. This is his name after his mother’s surname.”

Luo Yu repeated it silently twice in his mind, nodded, and turned to ask about the condition of the cub.

“Just now…did Xie Anxing fall asleep during class? Sorry, he probably didn’t get enough rest.”

He chose his words carefully and did not reveal any unnecessary information.

Wen Qiu waved his hand: “Don’t worry about it. Switching forms is very energy-consuming for the cub. Besides, he just came home and should have rested. Ying Cheng didn’t really call me here for class, he just wanted to see the little guy.”

Wen Qiu seemed to be particularly familiar with Xie Yingcheng and knew the cub’s true situation very well. However, he frowned slightly, with a worried look on his face.

“As for the form… I don’t know when it will stabilize. I’m sorry to bother you to take care of the child. Don’t worry, Ying Cheng is just too anxious, otherwise there wouldn’t be these things happening now.”

Anxious? Luo Yu had a hard time associating these two words with Xie Yingcheng’s calm and cold appearance. Wen Qiu’s words contained a lot of information, but Luo Yu did not choose to ask.

“I will take good care of Xie Anxing, don’t worry.”

Wen Qiu secretly observed his reaction and found that Luo Yu drew the line very clearly and behaved honestly, never mentioning anything other than the cub.

interesting.

Luo Yu was not the first nanny that Xie Yingcheng had hired. The previous ones either took advantage of the fact that the cubs could not speak and acted slowly, or tried to climb up the big tree of Xie Yingcheng. In the end, Xie Yingcheng felt annoyed and simply invited Wen Qiu to be a teacher and take care of the cubs at the same time.

It is not easy to take care of a cub as attentively as Luo Yu and with a sense of propriety. No wonder Xie Yingcheng asked him to take care of the cub whose transformation was still unstable.

Seeing his clean and steady appearance, Wen Qiu really felt more at ease. However, when he thought of the cub, he couldn’t help but give him a few words of advice: “The way Ying Cheng and the cub get along… is a little strange. Regarding Xie Anxing’s mood, please pay more attention to it.”

It turned out that he was not the only one who felt strange. Luo Yu thought about it again and again, but still couldn’t help asking more: “Have they always been getting along like this?”

Wen Qiu nodded.

“Ying Cheng doesn’t look very close, but he still cares about me. But he is always cold and silent, and doesn’t express it much.”

Luo Yu nodded in agreement. Wen Qiu sat for a while and then stood up to say goodbye.

After sending him out the door, Wen Qiu mentioned the little guy again before leaving: “Regarding An Xing, you can try to guide him to transform. He is still not used to the human form. As for how to guide him, you can ask Ying Cheng.”

Luo Yu kept it in mind. It was not late after seeing Wen Qiu off, and he was thinking about this matter while preparing dinner.

He really knew very little about orc shapeshifting.

Strictly speaking, he was not a professional in taking care of the orc cubs. He just used some common sense and a lot of patience and care.

Luo Yu decided to buy some parenting-related books while buying toys.

Although it may only be a week, Luo Yu doesn’t want to be perfunctory because of this.

Time passed quietly, and Luo Yu woke up the cub when he saw that it was almost time. He washed his hands, ate, and then took his usual rest time after the meal. Luo Yu read a few more chapters of the story from noon. When the moon was high in the sky, Xie Yingcheng, the head of the family, had not returned yet.

Strangely, Xie Anxing didn’t ask either.

This father and son pair were indeed different from the ordinary ones. Luo Yu was a little confused about whether to wait for Xie Yingcheng to come back and mention it briefly.

The cub is lively, cute and likes to act coquettishly when he is with him, but he is unnaturally well-behaved when facing Shang Xie Yingcheng, which is a big contrast.

But Luo Yu felt that the little guy’s true character was revealed when he was with him.

Especially when he read him a bedtime story at night, the little guy would bite his sleeve and look at him with pitiful eyes.

Luo Yu softened his heart, so he said, “Tuantuan, do you want to sleep with me tonight?”

The little ball immediately crawled out of the bed and meowed happily.

Luo Yu thought about it, and carried him back to his room with a small gray blanket. When the cub fell into a deep sleep, he began to feel guilty.

The cub seems to sleep alone at home.

Isn’t it a bit over the line for him to do this?

Luo Yu decided to wait until Xie Yingcheng came back and tell him that the cub had fallen asleep in his room.

The night was getting darker, and the clock was pointing to the second to last hour. Luo Yu was sitting on the sofa waiting, but then he felt cold and got himself a blanket. With nothing to do, the books on the table caught his eye.

Luo Yu picked it up and took a look. It was a book about international chess.

This ancient leisure activity has been passed down to this day along with Go, but fewer and fewer people know about it. Coincidentally, Wei Li likes playing Go very much, and Luo Yu is also familiar with Go. Now it is not very difficult to read this book, and he is immersed in it as he reads.

As time quietly approached the end of the day, footsteps were heard outside the door.

Late at night, the sound of military boots was particularly clear. Luo Yu had just stood up when the door was opened from the outside.

Xie Yingcheng returned in the dark.

He didn’t seem to notice Luo Yu, and after closing the door, he leaned over to change his shoes. His profile flashed by, and Luo Yu didn’t know if it was because the light was too dim, but he looked very bad.

Before he could open his mouth to ask, a dull sound suddenly came from the entrance. A tall figure staggered and his knee hit the low cabinet next to him.

He lowered his head, and the arm holding the door seemed to be shaking.

Luo Yu was startled and walked over without thinking: “Admiral Bourne…?”

Xie Yingcheng seemed to raise his head and straighten his back, but the next second his body suddenly fell towards Luo Yu.

“Admiral?!”